Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Albania
Albania: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 968.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Albania recorded 968.72 kg per square kilometre for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Albania peaked at 2,486 kg per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 968.72 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Albania 54th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Albania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,008 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,008 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1,008 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,017 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1,090 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 1,100 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1,130 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 1,077 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 1,089 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1,081 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 1,061 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 1,075 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 1,143 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 1,162 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1,263 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 1,338 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 1,462 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 1,539 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 1,559 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1,591 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1,594 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1,614 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 1,604 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1,532 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 1,607 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 1,742 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 1,833 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 1,858 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1,733 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 1,785 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1,765 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1,877 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 2,412 kg per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1995 | 2,486 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 2,459 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 2,283 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 2,144 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 2,189 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 2,236 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2,186 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 2,140 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,145 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,073 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2,065 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,006 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,853 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 1,715 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 1,615 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1,617 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,613 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,631 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,628 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,635 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,642 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,615 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,572 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,545 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,397 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 1,259 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 1,182 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 1,077 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 968.72 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 968.72 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Albania's 968.72 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 677.48 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +28.5% | 1,877 kg per square kilometre | 2,412 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,059 kg per square kilometre | 1,008 kg per square kilometre | 1,130 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,217 kg per square kilometre | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | 1,539 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,653 kg per square kilometre | 1,532 kg per square kilometre | 1,858 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,113 kg per square kilometre | 1,733 kg per square kilometre | 2,486 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,003 kg per square kilometre | 1,615 kg per square kilometre | 2,236 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,590 kg per square kilometre | 1,397 kg per square kilometre | 1,642 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,122 kg per square kilometre | 968.72 kg per square kilometre | 1,259 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 51 Benin 995.61 kg per square kilometre compare
- 52 Czechia 980.68 kg per square kilometre compare
- 53 Portugal 973.95 kg per square kilometre compare
- 55 Nigeria 963.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 56 Malawi 950.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 57 Tajikistan 916.77 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Albania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6356 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8208 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2018)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Albania?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Albania was 968.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,486 kg per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 968.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Albania ranks 54th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.